Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to meet with Pres. Trump, attend infrastructure summit
MADISON — Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos plans to participate in a round table discussion with President Donald Trump at the White House.Vos's office said Thursday, June 8th that he was scheduled to attend a White House infrastructure summit Thursday afternoon with President Trump and other state and local leaders.One of the most vexing problems facing Vos and other Wisconsin lawmakers is how to plug a nearly $1 billion funding hole for transportation.
New bill would eliminate all license requirements for bakers
MADISON — No bakery in Wisconsin would have to obtain a license to sell their products under a new, far-reaching proposal circulated by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.The bill goes farther than another measure in the state Senate that would eliminate the licensing requirement only for home bakers who sell less than $7,500 a year in pies, cakes, muffins and other baked goods.A LaFayette County judge last week struck down a state law requiring those home bakers to get a license, saying it unfairly benefits business interests.Vos says his proposal will level the playing field by removing the licensing requirement and regulatory oversight for all bakers no matter their size.The more limited Senate version was up for a public hearing and vote on Wednesday.
Budget panel to consider UW tuition cut, performance funding
MADISON — University of Wisconsin System students would save hundreds of dollars on tuition and campuses would have to compete for additional state funding under provisions in Gov.
Assembly Republican road-funding plan cuts, raises taxes
MADISON -- Assembly Republicans rolled out their plan to to fund roads for the two years during a press conference on Thursday, May 4th.
Lawsuit over Wisconsin baked goods ban heads to court
MILWAUKEE — Three Wisconsin women are going to court in their quest to sell their homemade baked goods to the public.Wisconsin and New Jersey are the only states that ban the sale of cookies, muffins and other homemade bakery to the public.
Gov. Scott Walker open to raising vehicle registration fees
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Text messages show tension between Gov. Walker, Speaker Vos
MADISON — Text messages exchanged between Gov.
Assembly speaker says he's "generally supportive" of federal health bill
MADISON -- Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he's "generally supportive" of the federal health care overhaul bill.Vos's comments Thursday, March 9th were more positive than fellow Republican Gov.
Assembly Speaker Vos opposes assisted suicide bill
MADISON -- Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos opposes a bill that would allow terminally ill people to have a doctor help them end their life.Vos said Thursday, March 9th he worries people will want to end their lives prematurely when they "get in a really bad spot." Vos says he can't see himself "allowing people to kill themselves." He says the bill would take away hope.He was asked to react to a Democratic-sponsored bill legalizing assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
Republicans shoot down changes to concealed-carry law
MADISON — Republican lawmakers say Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is firing blanks if he thinks he can convince the Legislature to give him the authority to prohibit guns on his city's buses.The state Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Madison's policy banning guns on buses.
Ohio, Wisconsin kick start interstate talks on Pres. Trump effect
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican legislative leaders from Ohio and Wisconsin are joining forces, and hoping to enlist others, as they prepare for massive changes in how the federal government under President Donald Trump deals with states.Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger and Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will discuss the effort Thursday in Ohio.Vos says the goal is to partner with the National Conference of State Legislatures, the national speakers group and governors to tackle issues that will be affected by a Trump presidency.
Governor Walker proposes 5% UW tuition cut; plan gets chilly reception in Legislature
LA CROSSE -- Many students attending a University of Wisconsin System campus would see their tuition cut by five percent under a plan floated by Gov.
Wisconsin lawmakers reignite fight against drunken driving
MADISON — Two Republican lawmakers have reintroduced three bills in the Wisconsin Legislature that would impose stiffer penalties and ignition interlock requirements for drunken drivers.Rep.
Medical marijuana advocates encouraged after Wisconsin Assembly speaker says he's 'open' to legalization
MADISON — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he's open to legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin, shocking at least one other Republican leader at the state Capitol and exciting marijuana advocates.
Wisconsin Republicans to swear in largest majorities in decades, ask Trump for new authority
MADISON -- Wisconsin Republicans will swear in their biggest majorities since the 1950s when lawmakers return to Madison this week, and GOP leaders are calling on President-elect Donald Trump to provide states with new wide-ranging authority.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to see comprehensive plan on juvenile prisons
MADISON — Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he'd like to see a comprehensive plan on how the state handles juvenile offenders in the wake of investigations into wrongdoing at the Lincoln Hills prison.But Vos said Tuesday that no such report can be done until ongoing investigations at Lincoln Hills are complete.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos takes ride in back of ambulance to show why more money's needed for roads
MADISON — Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos took a ride in the back of an ambulance in a video to make the case for why more funding needs to be spent on roads, although fellow Republicans say it would be a waste of money.The GOP infighting played out in a public relations battle one day ahead of the Assembly Transportation committee's Tuesday hearing on the state Transportation Department's proposed 2017-19 budget.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos: No easy solution for state's $1 billion transportation budget deficit
MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to make it clear that there are "No Easy Answers" for solving the state's $1 billion transportation budget deficit.That's the title of a 27-page document Vos distributed to Republican Assembly members in advance of the next legislative session, laying out possible solutions to the funding shortfall.Figuring out what to do about Wisconsin's crumbling roads and massive ongoing highway projects in the most populated parts of the state is expected to be one of the most difficult issues the Legislature faces next year.Gov.
Wisconsin Assembly GOP to pick leaders
MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans are set to choose their leaders for the upcoming legislative session following their resounding Election Day victories in the chamber.Republicans went into the election with a 63-36 advantage in the Assembly.
"It helped us:" Donald Trump's strong support benefits GOP in Wisconsin Legislature
MADISON -- Republicans have their biggest majorities in decades in Madison -- and they're giving some of the credit to Donald Trump.At the Capitol in Madison, Republicans picked up a seat in both the Assembly and Senate.